Polluted water. Destroyed ecosystems. Lost livelihoods. For decades, communities and ecosystems from Idaho to Indonesia have suffered the devastating impacts.

It’s Dirty. It’s Unnecessary. And it’s Wrong.

The Ditch Ocean Dumping campaign is calling for a ban on tailings dumping in water, and demanding banks withdraw from mining companies using this outdated practice. Join Us! We Need Your Help!

Everyone deserves access to clean water.

It’s the foundation of a healthy life. For many indigenous communities, water is the heart of their cultural heritage and spiritual practice. Healthy oceans and clean rivers and lakes are also critical to reducing the impacts of climate change.

That is why we must take action now to stop this outdated practice from making a comeback: a new mine is already operating in Papua New Guinea, proposed projects are moving forward in Norway, and the industry has its sights set on Chile.

Dirty.

Mine waste can contain up to three dozen dangerous chemicals, including arsenic, lead, mercury, and cyanide. These metals accumulate in fish and, ultimately, the people that eat them.

Unnecessary.

Although mine waste dumping in water has been phased out in many parts of the world, companies still use it, governments still allow it, and some of the world’s largest banks and investment firms still profit from it.